You asked for a way to get to know other DTX participants early in the conference week.

Our Hands-On Sessions will feature 24 choices of sessions. Each session will be 30minutes and repeated 4 times from 2:30 - 5:00 pm on Tuesday afternoon, just following the Opening Session.

This is your opportunity to participate in up to 4 in-depth demonstrations of how to best use dialysis products and services. There will be a good assortment of sessions to choose from!

HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THESE SESSIONS?

We have the sessions listed below and on the registration form. You will need to select the sessions for the time period you want - so you get to design your afternoon. If the sessions are not yet visible on the registration form, they will be shortly!

This is your opportunity to meet up to 90 other technicians who are interested in the same aspects of dialysis that you are - and learn better hands-on skills!

SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS ONLY

SESSION Descriptions

WBA1     Central Pretreatment Mitigation methods and components – Explore what could be the cause of component fouling and what equipment and processes can help mitigate. Tom Connolly and Heather Paradis, Fresenius Medical Care

WBA2     Central RO System Mitigation – What can you do to mitigate Microbiological and system fouling of your RO system. Matthew Carpenter and Chad Simpson, Fresenius Medical Care

WBA3     Central Loop Mitigation - What can you do to mitigate Microbiological and system fouling of your RO Loop. Nathan Perkins and Rob Kruger, Fresenius Medical Care

WBB1     Electrical Trouble Shooting – Discover effective tips and tricks to trouble shoot various electrical challenges on water treatment components. Rochelle Bethel, Mar Cor

WBB2     Digital Timers on Control Heads - Gain the skills to retrofit and program your pretreatment digital timers. Brian Priest Mar Cor

WBB3   Pretreatment Patient Stations and Loop Maintenance  - Learn how to maintain and repair patient station connections.   Jason Rian, Mar Cor

SS1        Don’t gamble quality or patient safety! 🎲 How can YOU ensure patient prescriptions are met for every ESKD treatment? Control potential variability of prescription parameters using appropriate technology. Stuart Geller and Adrian Bachelier, RPC

SS2    Best Practices: Separation of Clean and Dirty – Do you know all the best practices to help improve your clinic’s infection control? Ryan White, Fresenius Medical Care     

SS3     RO Pre-Treatment Solutions: Setting yourself up for success! Joe Haney, AmeriWater 

SS4     Documentation – Can you document how to make a PB&J sandwich so someone can follow your directions?  Tia Sabin, DaVita

SS5     Test Strips and Patient Outcomes in Dialysis – Krystina Ashe, Integrated Biomedical Technology    

SS6    Redefine Success: What does it look like to celebrate Action over Outcome - Forget about just chasing goals. In this workshop, learn how to create a personal success plan that celebrates the steps you take, not just the final result. You'll develop a system to track your progress and stay motivated, even when things don't go as planned. - Sarah Wells (Keynote Speaker)     This session is sponsored by NNCC.

CB41      My Boat is no Longer Afloat –Develop confidence in activating your voice by participating in a collaborative interactive activity. Lisa Hornborg and Michael Trazi, DaVita

CB42      Ensuring Safe Dialysis: The Importance of Total Chlorine Testing  Jennifer Payton, NDAC

CB43      Handwashing with Ultraviolet Light – Take a look at what improper handwashing really leaves on your hands Clarica Douglas-Ajayi

CB44     Spotting the Red Flags: Critical Warning Signs You Cannot Ignore Learn about the current situations that are resulting in red flags during surveys  Jennifer Vavrinchik, NDAC

CBB61    Emergency Preparedness – Bryan Cormier and Shannon Mathews, Fresenius Medical Care

CB62      PD Catheter Management – Shelba Jones, Fresenius Medical Care

CB71      Tech Savvy Dialysis: Leading From Within – As a dialysis technician, you have the opportunity to set examples for others. Zane Greer, Fresenius Medical Care

CB72      Proper Lab Draw Techniques – If you don’t use the proper techniques, you won’t get your patient’s report back accurately – if at all. Lacey Brown, Fresenius Medical Care

CB81      Better Patient Interaction - Learn how to read your patient as you approach them – what’s the best way to proceed for the best outcome? Sharon Austin, Social Worker, DaVita

CB82      Why is Your Patient Having a Difficult Day Today? – Learn better ways to approach a patient who is normally easy to work with – but certainly isn’t today Allyson Arendt-Devoll, Social Worker, DaVita